The Veteran's service-connected sciatic nerve disability necessitates the need for regular aid and attendance, leading to a grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's single service-connected disability rated at 100% due to sciatic nerve disability met the requirement for SMC based on aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 2, 2022
- Citation
- A22022216
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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